One in three Bhutanese overweight, finds study
The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on health facilities demands greater multi-sectoral actions for the implementation of NCD prevention activities. NCDs are a major public
Kuensel (Bhutan)
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Environmental education emphasised
Environmental Education Sustainability is the latest approach adopted by the national environment commission secretariat to promote awareness and understanding of environmental issues at all levels
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Environmental norms met
The companies in the Samtse Phuentsholing mining and industrial belt (Bhutan) have fulfilled and complied with all environmental terms and conditions, according to the national environment commission
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Overheating a factor in infant death
The risk of overheating infants, or thermal stress, has been given relatively little attention in the United States, although it widely stressed in other countries, researchers said. The number of
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Researchers find new source of stem cells
Researchers say they may have found a way to use stem cells taken from fat left over after cosmetic surgery to perform the same kinds of research now being carried out with stem cells taken from
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Virus may contribute to some schizophrenia cases
Bits of genetic code resembling viral genes were found in the cerebrospinal fluid and brain tissue of schizophrenics in a study released that provides compelling evidence a virus may contribute to
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South Asian countries to cooperate in "Education for All"
Education ministers of seven south Asian countries have decided to meet once every two years to "intensify cooperation and collaboration" in their efforts to achieve "education for all" in the
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Himalayan warming may trigger floods
Scientists say more than 40 Himalayan lakes could soon overflow, imperiling tens of thousands of people. They say the lakes are filling up because rising temperatures are melting the surrounding
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A boost to eco-friendly road construction
The concept of eco-friendly road in Bhutan received the boost it needed to take off on a bigger scale, having successfully completed the first phase of the Dakpai-Buli and Lhuentse Dungkhar feeder
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Millions hungry : What to do?
South Asia has 294 million people who are chronically food insecure. While the Millennium Summit in 2000 decided to halve this number, present trends indicate that 217 people will still be hungry in
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Extinction threat 'worse since dinosaurs died'
A report by two international scientific group says global wildlife faces the greatest extinction risk since the dinosaurs disappeared. It says conservation strategies are failing, with nearly half